Archive for October, 2016

Issue #5: Bat Trap

Monday, October 31st, 2016

Issue five was kind of a personal challenge for me: can Deathstroke battle Batman without throwing a punch? With his enhanced reflexes and strength, Deathstroke is more than a physical match for Batman, but, as I see him, Batman’s true strength is in his intellect and strategic planning. Batman would never waste his time chasing around Gotham after Deathstroke. He also knows that, having lost a son himself, DS is extremely unlikely to kill Damian unless Damian was trying to kill him, so DS’ entire threat is utter nonsense. So the battle is one of wills rather than fists, which may disappoint some who were hoping for a slugfest. We might get that eventually, but for now our first story arc is about defining Deathstroke as being as much an intellectual and strategic threat as Batman or anyone else. Expect the unexpected.

Forging some lions

Wednesday, October 26th, 2016

NYCC’16 LIVEBLOG: Lion Forge Announces Catalyst Prime, Shared Superhero Universe Assembled by Joe Illidge

I’m sure Priest can add some more to this, but I figured I’d get the ball rolling.